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Kerala Assembly Elections 2016

Pinarayi Vijayan: Steeled by a life of relentless adversities

C. Gouridasan Nair Born into a poor toddy tapper family of Kannur on March 21, 1944, Mr. Vijayan rose through the ranks of the CPI(M), fighting poverty and hardship.

Oommen Chandy going through elections results at his residence at Puthuppally on Thursday. Photo:George Jacob

Kerala Assembly Elections 2016

Poll defeat a temporary setback: Chandy

C. Gouridasan Nair The outgoing CM rejects the suggestion that the BJP had made a big advance in the State.

PHOTO FINISH:K.J. Maxy of the LDF celebrates his victory in Kochi on Thursday.

In Kochi, a nail-biting contest

M.P. Praveen LDF’s K.J. Maxy wins against sitting MLA Dominic Presentation by a margin of 1,086 votes

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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Mr. soren's swearing in ceremony at Ranchi

Hemant Soren takes oath as 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand

Satyasundar Barik Mamata Banerjee, Ashok Gehlot, Tejaswi Yadav, Sitaram Yechury, Stalin, Kanimozhi among those who attended Hemant Soren's swearing-in ceremony

Newly sworn-in Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren with his father Sibu Soren, mother Rupi Soren, Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Ashok Gehlot, MK Stalin, Sitaram Yechury, D. Raja, Sarad Yadav and other leaders during the oath taking ceremony at Morahabadi ground in Ranchi on Sunday.

In maiden order, Hemant Soren drops Pathalgadi cases

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Pinarayi Vijayan being sworn in as Chief Minister of Kerala by Governor P. Sathasivam at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Photo: C. Ratheesh Kumar

Pinarayi Vijayan swearing-in: As it happened

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan said the composition of the Cabinet would be decided after discussions in the LDF State committee on Monday.

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LDF Government to be sworn in on May 25

Kerala Assembly Elections 2016

‘Nay’ count eclipses victory margins

ILLUSTRATION: R. RAJESH

Kerala Assembly Elections 2016

Pinarayi Vijayan: Steeled by a life of relentless adversities

LDF cadres celebrate in Kozhikode

Pinarayi Vijayan greeting party workers and supporters after his victory in the Assembly election in Dharmadam, Kannur on Thursday. Photo: S.K. Mohan

Kerala Assembly Elections 2016

Pinarayi Vijayan to become Kerala CM

Poll defeat a temporary setback: Chandy

The outgoing CM rejects the suggestion that the BJP had made a big advance in the State.

Left surges in Kerala even as lotus blooms

The BJP’s gamble of teaming up with a new entity does not appear to have made a big impact.

AIADMK, Trinamool win; Cong. routed in Kerala, Assam

It was a day of electoral firsts as the results of the Assembly elections in four States and one Union Territory came in on Thursday — Tamil Nadu

Riding on anti-incumbency

The minority vote and corruption charges against the Oommen Chandy government helped in the LDF’s resounding victory.

In Kochi, a nail-biting contest

LDF’s K.J. Maxy wins against sitting MLA Dominic Presentation by a margin of 1,086 votes

UDF sombre despite good show

The news that their coalition had won nine of the 14 Assembly seats in Ernakulam failed to lift up the mood of UDF workers in the district on Thursday

LDF almost sweeps Kozhikode

: After aggressively orchestrating the anti-incumbency drive against the Oommen Chandy government, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) staged a

A victory beyond expectations

Although some opinion polls had predicted that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) may secure up to 101 seats, the LDF leaders’ calculations were more

CPI(M) worker killed in bomb attack near Pinarayi

A CPI(M) supporter was killed on Thursday when a country-made bomb hurled at a victory rally of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Dharmadam

Kerala Assembly polls 2016: LDF wave in State

With BJP making in-roads in Kerala and the LDF striking it big in the State, the election was a multi-cornered fight. Here are a few pictures that caputured the mood.

UDF wins 12 out of 16 seats in Malappuram district

The ruling UDF has won 12 out of 16 seats in the Malappuram district. LDF made gains in the district by retaining Ponnani and Tavanur, and wresting

It's 4/5 for LDF in Pathanamthitta

The Left Democratic Alliance has won in the four out of five constituencies in the Pathanamthitta, which is the least polled district in Kerala with

Lotus blooms in Kerala, courtesy Rajagopal

During the last Lok Sabha elections in 2014 too he emerged runners up from Thiruvananthapuram securing 33.53 per cent votes.

Kerala Assembly polls: Actors in the fray

Kerala appears to have taken a leaf from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, which is famous for sending actors to Assembly. Pathanapuram in Kollam is the hotbed

BJP loses Manjeswaram with slender 89 votes

Dashing its long-chierished dream to make an entry into the State Assembly from northern border constituency of Manjeswaram, BJP nominee and party

BJP looks set to open account in Kerala

The BJP presently enjoys a vote share of 11.1 per cent as of now, a major jump from its 2011 vote share of 6.15 per cent.

Kochi to go to LDF

As third round of counting of votes for Kochi constituency ended at TD Girls School in Mattancherry, things were increasingly looking bleak for UDF

Kerala Assembly elections 2016: Big hits and misses

Left Democratic Front (LDF) appears to be racing ahead of its main rival Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) .

UDF thrown out of power in Kerala; BJP creates history

The UDF-dissident P.C. George, who had been rejected by the LDF as well, is currently in lead in Poonjar.

See-saw battle on in Kerala

Early counting trends in Kerala Assembly elections indicate that what the Kerala had been through was cliff-hanger of a contest with ruling United

Red wave trounces UDF in Kerala

The results of all constituencies in Kerala is out. The Left is set to form the government with a comfortable majority.

Assembly Election results: Congress, Left hope for turnaround

Congress is defending governments it leads in Assam and Kerala, the Left parties have a major presence in Kerala and West Bengal.

Both fronts hopeful of ‘historic’ win in Kannur

As the district is gearing up for counting of votes on Thursday 19, there is an air of anxiety in the political circles here as they are busy making

Elaborate arrangements for counting

Elaborate arrangements have been made for counting of votes and announcements of trends and results of elections in the constituencies in the

LDF alleges manipulation of postal votes in Pathanamthitta

Tension prevailed at the mini-civil station premises here for about an hour on Wednesday following the Left Democratic Front’s allegation that A.Abdul

High Alappuzha turnout gives little clue to leanings

The high turnout of voters in Alappuzha district, akin to the phenomenon witnessed in most parts of Kerala in the Assembly elections, provides little

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Cherthala sets a new high in turnout

Cherthala Assembly constituency has set a new record for the highest turnout in Monday’s Assembly polls, registering 86.3%.

Kerala final turnout put at 77.35%

Kozhikode recorded the highest turnout at 81.89% and Pathnamthitta the lowest of 71.66%.

Exit polls back LDF in close election

Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan saw a Left wave across the State.

Stars push the reluctant to booths

Many actors voted in this election, besides exhorting the citizens to do so

Governor Sathasivam votes his way into history

Governor P. Sathasivam on Monday created history as he joined hundreds of others in exercising his franchise at a polling booth in Jawahar Nagar in

Kerala registers 74 per cent polling

Constituencies which witnessed tough battles show higher percentage of voter turnout

81 p.c. voting in Kozhikode

Except for minor incidents, voting passes off peacefully in the district

District records 72.2 per cent polling

9,692 polling officials manage 2,203 booths in the district, minor clashes reported

Kerala votes in Assembly Elections 2016

A neck-and-neck race is expected in Kerala as all 140 constituencies are in the fray in today's Assembly Elections. Video and images: Kerala Bureau

It’s BJP in Assam, LDF in Kerala, Mamata in WB, DMK in TN: Exit polls

Mamata Banerjee-led TMC will retain power in West Bengal and it’s Left Democratic Front in Kerala, predicts Exit polls

All-women polling booths a hit in Kerala

At booth 111 of Salvation Army HSS at Kowdiar, in Vattiyoorkavu constituency, the all-women team of polling officials has not had time even to have

Ponnani: Confusion over Aadhaar as ID proof

Is Aadhaar card a valid identity proof? Poll officials think otherwise. Several booths in Ponnani constituency witnessed arguments between election

Celebrities vote in Tamil Nadu, Kerala

Celebrities from Tamil Nadu and Kerala are seen casting their votes. Photos: The Hindu

In pictures: Kerala politicians exercise franchise

Political leaders in Kerala showed up in various polling booths across the state to exercise their voting rights. Photos: The Hindu

Rain fails to dampen spirit of voters in Ernakulam

Voting in 14 Assembly constituencies of Ernakulam got off to a slow start thanks to incessant rains from Monday morning. However, polling picked up

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